Staff.



J. E. PIPER.

STAFF.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 15. 1915.

1,182,790. I Patented May 9,1916.

I I o Attorneys UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN E. PIPER, OF WATERTOWiN, WISCONSIN.

STAFF.

Application filed November 15, 1915.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN E. PIPER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Watertown, in the county of Jefferson and State of Wisconsin, have invented anew and useful Staff, of which the following 1s a specification.

The present invention is a staff designed for catching and holding a bull or other animal, the staff having a hook at one end engageable with the nose ring of the animal, and being so constructed that said ring after being caught by the hook can be made fast to the end of the staff, whereby the animal can be held by the staff.

It is the object of the invention to provide a stafl of the nature indicated of novel and improved construction, to enhance the utility and efficiency thereof, the device being operated conveniently and effectively for the in tended purposes.

It is also within the scope of the inventlon to provide a device of the character indieated which is simple and inexpensive in construction.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein: Figure 1 is an elevation of the improved staff. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof, with the hook retracted. Fig. 3 is a cross section taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2.

In carrying out the invention, there is provided a tubular handle or staff proper 1 of any suitable length, and having a cap 2 threaded upon one end thereof, said cap having an aperture 3. The other end of the staff 1 has a longitudinal open slot 4, and a notch 5 diametrically opposite said slot. The last mentioned end of the staff 1 is also provided with diametrically opposite notches 6 between the notch 5 and slot 4.

A longitudinal rod 7 extends through the tubular stafi 1, and is provided at one end with an offset portion 8 fitting slidably and snugly within the slot 4, and assists in guiding the rod, to prevent the rotation thereof Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 9, 1916.

Serial No. 61,619.

within the staff 1. The ofiset portion 8 terminates in a hook 9 which extends across the respective end of the staff 1 to one side there of. When the rod 7 is retracted, the hook 9 is engageable in the notch 5, to assist in preventing the hook from turning out of proper position, and to effectively close the hook. The other end of the rod 7 is slidable through the aperture 3, and is threaded, as at 10, and a thumb nut 11 is threaded upon said threaded end of the rod to seat against the cap 2. The rod 7 is provided adjacent the last mentioned end with a notch 12 engageable with the cap 2, as illustrated in Fig. 2, and a leaf spring 18 is attached to the rod 7 within the tubular staff 1 adjacent the cap 2, and bears against one side wall of the staff. The spring 13 is disposed at that side of the rod 7 opposite the notch 12, and has a tendency to move the rod 7 laterally so that the notch 12 engages with the cap 2 when the rod 7 is retracted to retract the hook 9.

In using the staff, the nut 11 is unscrewed, and the staff 1 is shifted transversely to release it from the cap 2, in which event the rod is pushed to projected position, to project the hook 9 as illustrated in Fig. 1. The staff can then be manipulated to insert the hook 9 through the nose ring of the animal, in which event the rod 7 is retracted quickly, the same snapping into engagement with the cap 2, as illustrated in Fig. 2, to hold the hook 9 retracted until the nut 11 can be threaded tightly against the cap 2 to secure the rod in retracted position. The ring (not shown) is clamped or held between the hook and notches 6, and the animal can therefore be held by the staff in an effective manner.

The cap 2 is preferably provided with a handle or hand grip 4 whereby the device may be conveniently manipulated.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A device of the character described, embodying a tubular staff having a cap at one end, a rod slidable through the staff and cap and having a hook at one end cooperable with the respective end of the staff to hold an article caught by the hook, the rod having a notch at its other end engageable with said cap when the hook is retracted, and a leaf spring secured to the rod and bearing against the staff to move said notch into engagement with the cap when the hook is retracted.

embodying a tubular staff having a longitudinal open slot at one end, and a rod slidable through the stafi and having an ofl'set portion at one end fitting snugly in said slot and provided with a hook cooperable with the respective end of the staff to hold an article caught by the hook.

3. A device of the character described, embodying a tubular stafi' having an open slot at one end and a diametrically opposite notch, said end of the staff having a pair of notches between said notch and slot, and a rod slidable through the staff and having an offset portion at one end fitting snugly in said slot and provided with a hook ex- 15 as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signa- 20 ture in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN E. PIPER. Witnesses:

H. MULREIGER, H. L. SGHUMANN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patent! Washington, D. C." 

